The first all-photographic field guide. Each of the 705 identification pictgures is a full-color photograph of a seashell or living mollusk - abelones, periwinkles, conchs, limpets, oysters, clams, mussels, cockles, and many others. Uses a simple visual key: Arrangement by shape and by color makes identification quick and easy. 671 seashells are covered in full detail, with notes on 200 more. Covers seashells found on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts of North America and in the West Indies. Includes an Index.